The Best of Manhunt 4: Jack Ritchie Stories

BEST OF MANHUNT 4 Although Ritchie never achieved the kind of name recognition that even lesser authors enjoyed, perhaps because he toiled in mostly one genre and in one format, he still garnered the respect of his peers and the admiration of regular readers of mystery digests. Ritchie was nominated for three Edgar Awards, winning for his story "The Absence of Emily." His stories were selected in anthologies 21 times over a period of 21 years, beginning in 1961 with his story "Shatter Proof" for until his death in 1983. Ritchie's stories appeared in 117 issues of and in 57 Alfred Hitchcock anthologies. Three television episodes of were based on his stories and five episodes of , as well one episode of the Canadian television show . His story "The Green Heart," which appeared in , was filmed as , an Elaine May film starring Walter Matthau. -Jeff Vorzimmer from his Introduction